Armed Forces

- In a country of many competing interests and multiple governments, getting them all to co-ordinate their activities to achieve the ambitious goals outlined at the beginning of this piece will be complicated and difficult.
- In a country of many competing interests and multiple governments, getting them all to co-ordinate their activities to achieve the ambitious goals outlined at the beginning of this piece will be complicated and difficult.
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- 'Geography, cultural similarities, tight defence linkages—all of those things have gone hand in glove with the defence industrial links,' says procurement expert David Perry.
- 'Geography, cultural similarities, tight defence linkages—all of those things have gone hand in glove with the defence industrial links,' says procurement expert David Perry.
- 'Geography, cultural similarities, tight defence linkages—all of those things have gone hand in glove with the defence industrial links,' says procurement expert David Perry.
- Unfortunately, the one resource which the military is critically lacking is something that cannot be easily bought: trained personnel.
- Unfortunately, the one resource which the military is critically lacking is something that cannot be easily bought: trained personnel.
- Unfortunately, the one resource which the military is critically lacking is something that cannot be easily bought: trained personnel.
- Two per cent gets us back on track if we lived in 2014. That alone may be a hard sell, eventually, for the prime

- Two per cent gets us back on track if we lived in 2014. That alone may be a hard sell, eventually, for the prime
- Two per cent gets us back on track if we lived in 2014. That alone may be a hard sell, eventually, for the prime

- The Hill Times spoke with nearly 20 insiders, including current and former senior government officials, past diplomats, business leaders, analysts, and academics to compile
- The Hill Times spoke with nearly 20 insiders, including current and former senior government officials, past diplomats, business leaders, analysts, and academics to compile
- The Hill Times spoke with nearly 20 insiders, including current and former senior government officials, past diplomats, business leaders, analysts, and academics to compile
- Military policy expert James Boutilier says it doesn't matter who's in charge of the Coast Guard, as long as the feds move 'with urgency'
- Military policy expert James Boutilier says it doesn't matter who's in charge of the Coast Guard, as long as the feds move 'with urgency'
- Military policy expert James Boutilier says it doesn't matter who's in charge of the Coast Guard, as long as the feds move 'with urgency'
- If it were a private sector company, one would expect to see much of DND's senior leadership being escorted to the elevator with their
- If it were a private sector company, one would expect to see much of DND's senior leadership being escorted to the elevator with their
- If it were a private sector company, one would expect to see much of DND's senior leadership being escorted to the elevator with their
- 'I don’t think there’s any evidence that this government wants national defence issues to be front and centre in the election at all,' says
- 'I don’t think there’s any evidence that this government wants national defence issues to be front and centre in the election at all,' says
- 'I don’t think there’s any evidence that this government wants national defence issues to be front and centre in the election at all,' says
- Creating a Canadian foreign legion might be considered extreme, but it would solve a personnel shortage within our military that has reached a critical

- Creating a Canadian foreign legion might be considered extreme, but it would solve a personnel shortage within our military that has reached a critical
- Creating a Canadian foreign legion might be considered extreme, but it would solve a personnel shortage within our military that has reached a critical

- Historically, the employment of mercenaries has rarely—if ever—resulted in a positive long-lasting result.

- Historically, the employment of mercenaries has rarely—if ever—resulted in a positive long-lasting result.
- Historically, the employment of mercenaries has rarely—if ever—resulted in a positive long-lasting result.

- The communication gaffes in this incident were eerily reminiscent of DND’s handling of the April 29, 2020, CH-148 Cyclone helicopter crash which claimed the
- The communication gaffes in this incident were eerily reminiscent of DND’s handling of the April 29, 2020, CH-148 Cyclone helicopter crash which claimed the
- The communication gaffes in this incident were eerily reminiscent of DND’s handling of the April 29, 2020, CH-148 Cyclone helicopter crash which claimed the
- If victory is indeed now assured for Ukraine, perhaps it is time that we begin a debate on what a ‘just’ and ‘humane’ outcome

- If victory is indeed now assured for Ukraine, perhaps it is time that we begin a debate on what a ‘just’ and ‘humane’ outcome
- If victory is indeed now assured for Ukraine, perhaps it is time that we begin a debate on what a ‘just’ and ‘humane’ outcome

- A huge investment in Canadian aerospace to build an iconic Canadian-designed water bomber should be a popular one.
- A huge investment in Canadian aerospace to build an iconic Canadian-designed water bomber should be a popular one.
- A huge investment in Canadian aerospace to build an iconic Canadian-designed water bomber should be a popular one.
- 'We could well end up with a situation where all the Arbour recommendations have been implemented, but we still don’t have meaningful culture change,'
- 'We could well end up with a situation where all the Arbour recommendations have been implemented, but we still don’t have meaningful culture change,'
- 'We could well end up with a situation where all the Arbour recommendations have been implemented, but we still don’t have meaningful culture change,'
- Given the developments on the battlefield in the ongoing war in Ukraine, maybe it’s time the CAF rethinks the structure of our military entirely.
- Given the developments on the battlefield in the ongoing war in Ukraine, maybe it’s time the CAF rethinks the structure of our military entirely.
- Given the developments on the battlefield in the ongoing war in Ukraine, maybe it’s time the CAF rethinks the structure of our military entirely.
- It would seem that after 15 months of fighting, the tables have been turned and it is the Russian military that has become the

- It would seem that after 15 months of fighting, the tables have been turned and it is the Russian military that has become the
- It would seem that after 15 months of fighting, the tables have been turned and it is the Russian military that has become the

- The world looks to Canada as more than just a like-minded democracy or a dependable friend; the world looks to us as a leader
- The world looks to Canada as more than just a like-minded democracy or a dependable friend; the world looks to us as a leader
- The world looks to Canada as more than just a like-minded democracy or a dependable friend; the world looks to us as a leader
- Major threats to Canada's security include melting ice in the Arctic, aggression from Russia and China, and a personnel shortage in the Canadian Armed
- Major threats to Canada's security include melting ice in the Arctic, aggression from Russia and China, and a personnel shortage in the Canadian Armed
- Major threats to Canada's security include melting ice in the Arctic, aggression from Russia and China, and a personnel shortage in the Canadian Armed